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Large soft grey rectangular cloth

I had been given to understand this cloth with Z8 stamped in black on it was to protect the soft top rear window which I recently had replaced. But neither the BMW dealer her in the UK nor the fitter they subcontracted the work to had any idea how it is supposed to fit. Clarification required please. Chris

The PDF version is dated September, 2001. My manual indicates it was printed in September 2000. The verbiage regarding installation of the protective cloth, along with the diagram, have been inserted into the PDF version where they did not exist in the printed version.

So my question remains, was the protective cloth provided for early 2001 cars and earlier? My car did not come with one, but it could have been lost prior to my ownership. Do any original owners of early cars know if the cloth was delivered along with their car?

I wonder if it became standard equipment sometime during 2001. Something obviously changed that prompted BMW to insert the instructions for the cloth into the owners manual. One of life's little mysteries, I suppose.